563 of 578 people found the following review helpful Great little tablet/laptop, February 12, 2017 This review is from: Samsung Chromebook Plus Convertible Touch Laptop (XE513C24-K01US) (Personal Computers) *Update March 17, 2017* Having used the Samsung Chromebook Plus every day since I got it, and mostly ignoring my MacBook Pro with 15" Retina Display, I believe that the Plus is the first real "iPad killer" I've come across. By that I mean, it fulfills the promise to replace a laptop for almost all uses while addressing the shortcomings of tablets. The keyboard is built in, there is a track pad and touch screen with stylus, no separate case is required, and the rotating screen provides genuinely useful orientations. It's fast, battery life is good, charging is quick, the screen is fantastic, it can drive external displays, and it's reasonably light. The Chrome browser is first rate, and it can run thousands of apps! I've been using the Plus extensively at home and while traveling - for browsing, watching videos, taking handwritten notes (see update on LectureNotes below), email, photos, reading Kindle books, music, maps, games - you name it. The Plus and others... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 141 of 151 people found the following review helpful 4.6 stars: delivers on its chromebook+android tablet convertible promise, cons are mild, some room to grow but I'll stick w/ it, March 19, 2017 This review is from: Samsung Chromebook Plus Convertible Touch Laptop (XE513C24-K01US) (Personal Computers) The kind of user I am: I live in the cloud, use almost all Google services, have been using a Chromebook Pixel as my primary work computer for about 3 years now. I have an Apple imac at home and a Windows laptop too, although I dont remember when last I turned on my windows laptop. Oh, and I know a thing or 2 about consumer electronics from a past job. For a user like me, this chromebook is *almost* perfect. If I could, I would give it 4.6 stars. You'll find from the other reviews the pros and cons described more comprehensively, I'll just focus on a few things: *** The cons I kind of disagree with *** - hardware "bugs" (e.g. speaker cracking, etc): I haven't personally experienced any of them. I do have one (super minor) issue with the sealing of the bottom aluminum sheet, so I just ordered a replacement, but honestly, at this stage I think I would rate the HW as top notch (given the price point) - Software "bugs" (e.g. android... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? 289 of 315 people found the following review helpful This is a Great Chromebook Period!, February 14, 2017 This review is from: Samsung Chromebook Plus Convertible Touch Laptop (XE513C24-K01US) (Personal Computers) I got mine yesterday and this thing is great! The real test is when you are using Google Docs and Office 365 these are the most intensive apps for Chromebooks and this thing handles both extremely well! I've triedmany android apps, multi windows, multiple apps and the SCP handles them like a champ! Also It has a very streamlined look and it's super slim and light. One last thing; some people have been complaining that this chromebook does not have a backlit keyboard like another comparable chromebook and here's the deal: the screen brightness on the SCP is much brighter than others thus you can see the lettering on the keys in complete darkness so it's not needed. Other chromebooks on the market do not have comparable brightness to the SCP so they have/should incorporate backlit keyboards. Again kudos to Samsung for making another great product! I definitely would not pay $549 for the pro; I believe this is all the power you need in a Cromebook for... Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? |